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Working with our Law Enforcement Partners

Our special agents investigate nationwide internal crimes and fraud committed by postal employees and contractors as well as postal employee misconduct. We work with U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and local prosecutors across the country to prosecute these crimes. 

In some instances, we uncover much larger criminal activity being carried out by multiple individuals and organizations. In many of these cases, we partner with other federal and local law enforcement agencies to identify and hold responsible those who take advantage of the public’s trust in our postal system.

Below are links to the most recent news releases about our work.

MOST RECENT

Thirteen Indicted in Albany-Based Bank Fraud Conspiracy

Date Released: 06/25/2026
Category: Financial Fraud

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Jahquel Robertson, 31, of Albany, and twelve others were charged in April with participation in a large-scale bank fraud scheme involving over $1 million dollars in stolen checks, according to a fourteen-count indictment fully unsealed June 16th in the Northern District of New York.

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Bainville woman ordered to repay over $8,000 for cashing fake post office money orders

Date Released: 06/17/2026
Category: Financial Fraud

GREAT FALLS – A Bainville woman who used a system of recording fake USPS money orders that she then cashed out to herself was sentenced today to time-served, followed by three years of supervised release, Acting U.S. Attorney Mark Steger Smith said. She was also ordered to repay USPS the amount of money she misappropriated.

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Former Postal Service Employee Pleads Guilty to Failing to Deliver 14,700 Pieces of Mail

Date Released: 06/16/2026
Category: Internal Mail Theft

BOSTON – A former United States Post Office employee pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to failing to deliver approximately 14,700 pieces of mail to U.S. Postal customers in Brighton, Dorchester and Mattapan.

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Former Tallahassee Postal Employee & Accomplice Plead Guilty to Federal Crimes

Date Released: 06/08/2026
Category: Internal Mail Theft

Tallahassee, Florida –Taija Avion Smith, 25, and Jaheed Anthony Williams, 24, both of Tallahassee, Florida, pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to commit mail theft, theft of a mail key, bank fraud conspiracy, and multiple counts of aggravated identity theft. Williams also pleaded guilty to 14 counts of bank fraud. The plea was announced by John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the...

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Ringleader Sentenced To 122 Months in Prison in Connection With $63 Million Mail Theft Conspiracy That Included Two Postal Employees

Date Released: 06/03/2026
Category: Internal Mail Theft

DETROIT – The ringleader of a $63 million scheme that involved stealing checks from the mail and selling them online was sentenced to just over 10 years in prison yesterday, United States Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon Jr. announced today.

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